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authorMaximilian Hils <git@maximilianhils.com>2016-02-15 23:00:11 +0100
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Merge pull request #937 from mhils/single-repo
Combine mitmproxy, pathod and netlib in a single repo.
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-.. _upstreamcerts:
-
-Upstream Certificates
-=====================
-
-When mitmproxy receives a connection destined for an SSL-protected service, it
-freezes the connection before reading its request data, and makes a connection
-to the upstream server to "sniff" the contents of its SSL certificate. The
-information gained - the **Common Name** and **Subject Alternative Names** - is
-then used to generate the interception certificate, which is sent to the client
-so the connection can continue.
-
-This rather intricate little dance lets us seamlessly generate correct
-certificates even if the client has specified only an IP address rather than the
-hostname. It also means that we don't need to sniff additional data to generate
-certs in transparent mode.
-
-Upstream cert sniffing is on by default, and can optionally be turned off.
-
-================== =============================
-command-line :option:`--no-upstream-cert`
-mitmproxy shortcut :kbd:`o` then :kbd:`U`
-================== =============================